outside of our borders, the nsa is more aggressive. it's not constrained by laws. part of what we're trying to do the next month or so is having done an independent review, brought in civil libertarians, i'll be proposing some self restraint on the nsa. to initiate reforms that can give people more confidence. but i want everybody to be clear. the people of the nsa generally are looking out for the safety of the american people. they are not interested in reading your e-mails. they are not interested in reading your text messages. and that's not something that's done. we've got a big system of checks and balances including the courts and congress who have the the capacity to prevent that from happening. >> let's look at confidence and trust in government. 50 years ago, in june of 1963, president john f. kennedy spoke here at the american university. >> our problems are man made. therefore, they can be solved biff man. and man can be as big as he wants. no problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. man's reason and spirit have all consoled the seemingly unsolv